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From Protest to Responsibility: The Budget Deficit as a Test of AfD’s Governing Capacity

An analysis of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party program in Saxony-Anhalt identified a risk of an annual deficit of at least €2.2 billion. In total, researchers counted 136 measures…

August 12, 2026AfD, Germany

Economy Energy

Russia’s Shadow LNG Fleet: Can Moscow Preserve Energy Revenues After the EU’s 2027 Import Ban?

Russia is actively developing a dedicated "shadow fleet" for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in preparation for the European Union's planned ban on imports of Russian LNG, which is scheduled to take…

August 5, 2026LNG, Russia, shadow fleet

Economy Energy Geoeconomics

Managing Dependence: Why France and Germany Continue Cooperation with Rosatom

Environmental and anti-nuclear organizations staged a protest outside the nuclear fuel manufacturing plant in Lingen, Lower Saxony, following the approval of the facility's cooperation with the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom. The…

July 28, 2026Framatom, Rosatom

Economy Governance

Crimea’s Tourism Collapse: How Ukrainian Deep Strikes Are Increasing the Long-Term Cost of Russia’s Occupation

The Russian government has approved the allocation of more than 4.3 billion rubles to support the tourism sector in occupied Crimea and Sevastopol. The funds are intended to finance one-time payments to…

July 13, 2026Russia

Economy Geoeconomics

Exhaustion Versus Innovation: Russia’s Economic Constraints and the Future of the War in Ukraine

Recent statements by U.S. representatives at the United Nations signal a notable shift in Washington's messaging toward Moscow. Rather than focusing exclusively on military developments, U.S. officials increasingly emphasize the…

June 23, 2026Russia, Ukraine

Economy Geoeconomics Geopolitics National Security

The Potash Trap for Washington: How Minsk and Moscow Are Seeking to Leverage U.S. Interest in the Nezhinsky Potash Project to Undermine the Sanctions Regime

In December 2025 and again in March 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) eased certain restrictions affecting Belarus's potash sector and selected financial institutions. Reuters…

June 8, 2026Belarus, Russia, Sanctions, USA

Economy Geoeconomics Governance

Denmark’s Sanctions Loophole: How Fayard Helps Sustain Russia’s Arctic LNG Fleet

Despite the tightening of EU sanctions policy and public criticism from the Danish government, one of Europe’s largest shipyards—the Danish shipbuilding company Fayard—continues to service ice-class LNG carriers that facilitate…

June 2, 2026Denmark, Russia, Sanctions

Economy Geoeconomics

From Georgia to Armenia: Russia’s Use of Economic Warfare to Preserve Regional Influence

Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (“Rospotrebnadzor”) announced the suspension of sales and the withdrawal from circulation in Russia of wines and cognacs produced…

May 25, 2026Armenia, Georgia, Russia

Economy Geoeconomics Geopolitics

Tajikistan’s Strategic Pivot Toward China: Consequences for Russia and the Future Balance of Power in Central Asia

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with executives and representatives of Chinese companies, during which the parties discussed expanding trade and investment cooperation and launching new joint projects. Dushanbe is intensifying…

May 13, 2026China, Russia, Tajikistan, USA

Conflict Economy Energy Geoeconomics Geopolitics

The Russian Factor in the Middle East War:Economic Parasitism and the Kremlin’s Destabilization Strategy

The war in the Middle East around Iran has become not only a regional conflict but also an instrument of global economic and geopolitical competition. The primary beneficiary of this instability…

April 30, 2026China, Iran, Russia, USA

Economy